Sonder Holdings announces Michael Hughes as Chief Financial Officer

Sonder Holdings (SOND) announced the appointment of Michael Hughes as Chief Financial Officer, effective January 22. Mr. Hughes is an experienced operations and finance leader within real estate and hospitality. He was most recently the Chief Financial Officer of Spirit Realty Capital a real estate investment trust, where he helped lead the organization’s multi-year strategic transformation and subsequent $9.3 billion sale to Realty Income Corporation. Prior to that, Mr. Hughes served in various leadership roles, including as Chief Financial Officer, at FelCor Lodging Trust Inc., a real estate investment trust focused on the upper-upscale sector in the hospitality industry. He also held multiple roles within the finance department of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc., including as Vice President of Corporate Finance. Mr. Hughes holds a Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a member of the CFA Society of Dallas.